Got the decals in the cockpit area, and then put that together…
Then put it altogether…
Inside the cockpit isn’t super neat, once the tops on, there’s very little that will be visible.
Have decided on the red and black finish … just have to decide on how to do it …
Been having a bit of think about the spare TIE parts from this Revell kit …
I said there were a few bits that could be made into a decent resemblance to a fighter … I may have understated that 
With all the spare parts, this is what you can make up…
In fact, all that’s missing is the windscreen and the internal cockpit tub.
Now I was just going to bin in…then I though, if I could just get a canopy/windscreen then I could paint the frame whatever finish I wanted and the glass panels could get a coat of Tamiya smoke so you’d never see inside and hey presto…you get another TIE fighter… It just seems a shame to chuck it away if getting that screen is possible …
I’m going to contact Revell customer services and see what I can find out about a replacement part … even if it costs a few quid …
Even if it isn’t, you don’t bin that much good plastic. At the worst, break it back down, box the bits and wait for inspiration… It should be possible to mock up a broken screen from strip styrene and bits of thin clear plastic to represent it in a less than pristine condition with a stripped out interior. It’s 1:32nd scale, so you can get away with using all that 1:35th maintenance equipment to create a repair/custom shop diorama. You could have it broken down into major assemblies on a low loader, maybe being recovered from a crash site, with tarpaulins over the missing bits. Or distress it and have it balanced on a pile if wrecked vehicles in a scrap yard, or in a back alley filled with rubbish and providing accommodation for a homeless person…
Regards,
M
I have to agree with M. An abandoned machine with a tarp over it would work. You could also cannibalize it for your own Sci-Fi creation. Man, that’s a lot of good plastic to let go.
Good luck,
Don
Agreed, far to much decent plastic to chuck… Fingers crossed Revell play ball and I can get the screen … 
With a little styrene you could make one yourself. You could draw a template in wood to make a jig to help using the existing part.
That’s really cool they left all of that in. Hope you get the extra canopy from them.
While we’re talking about TIE’s, I just saw this news article about a crashing satellite. It looks more than a little familiar!
That will be my final resort if the Revell customer services fall through … I think it would be achievable … he says lol
…and another rabbit hole suddenly appears from an OOB build…
To be fair … this will be on hold for a while until I suss out the screen … and it wont be a deep rabbit hole … 
Here, bunny, bunny…
—mike 
It’s good that I tried on the main details (although it was not easy). If the legs are made like on the boxart, then the combat modules will not fit.
Did a base coat of black on the mail sail areas on the TIE wings …
Used AK RC071 black 6RP… Looks ok. Will give them a 2nd coat tomorrow …
I quite like this colour as it doesn’t come out pure black… It keeps a bit of a faded look on some areas which is what I wanted.
TIE body with a base coat of Revell Aqua Italian Red… Was a 45/55 mix of Tamiya x20A to paint with some retarder.
Will do another couple of coats tomorrow and then start the sail frames … Like how it’s looking so far …
Nice color John! That’s going to look very dynamic with the black panels.
Thanks Matt. I will add some metallic grey/steel to some of the details on the sail hubs and main body to break it up a bit .
First full base coat of red on the panel frames and another coat on the main body
I did over spray some parts of the frame with the AK black so it dulled the red down… I didn’t the whole thing looking to bright red … Looks ok but it will get another coat tomorrow…
Looking good John! 
—mike
Well it’s about time I jump in, been procrastinating long enough.
Building has begun on this Bandai AT-ST, soon it will be ready for an invasion
But what empire is doing the invading?
Indeed, I’ll be doing a alternate/multiverse/whatever you want to call it build of the AT-ST with imperial Japan markings. Planning on going for the iconic yellow strip camp too. Guess this walker was in Malaysia!
